Probably timing and amount analysis
Pretty trivial for anyone monitoring the chain if they see for example 1.52334 BTC move once then shortly after another address moves the exact same amount minus fees. High likelihood it's the same user. There was a recent example of this with a Zcash whale moving from transparent address to shielded and back.
You can use Monero to break links, but it takes a bit more consideration than a simple swap back and forth (break into different amounts on the swap back, swap at different times, different IP addresses or Tor, etc)
https://x.com/emmettgallic/status/2007137382337040835
SaberhagenTheNameless / Saberhagen The Nameless
npub14a…yz6rn
2026-01-20 05:56:36 UTC
in reply to nevent1q…jkag
Author Public Key
npub14a6q6xvt4wuv0wpdpfr336e4fweldtu6np3ehpw55h83xuw2h2zsgyz6rnPublished at
2026-01-20 05:56:36 UTCEvent JSON
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